The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, stated that a potential Israeli attack on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip would constitute a "real disaster."

The Norwegian government announced that it would provide additional financial support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) after 18 countries, led by the United States, suspended their funding for the international agency responsible for the relief and employment of more than 5.5 million Palestinian refugees.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Israel must take measures to prevent genocide in Gaza and directly incite against it. In its verdict on Friday, January 26, 2024, the court dismissed the Israeli request to reject the lawsuit filed by South Africa.

The hard-right coalition government is in crisis as a huge protest movement fractures the state. But, says Nick Clark, the fight is not about democracy, but the best way to maintain apartheid Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu was forced to delay sweeping changes to the country’s government system following a day of strikes on Monday.

Recent years have witnessed a remarkable global escalation of solidarity with the Palestinian cause and the Palestinian people, and these waves of solidarity were not limited to people, or celebrities and influencers only; Rather, it extended to include official positions at different levels, including parliamentarians.